Games Google announces a new platform for games with the name of the Stages. You can top-class games stream through the cloud without a game console or pc.

According to Phil Harrison of Google can players within five seconds a new game start. “Imagine, you are watching a video of the latest game. With Stages, players can with a single press of the button right away the game play itself.” There, the gamers are not a huge expensive pc or console. It can be on any device with a Chrome browser, including a tablet, phone and tv. the

The games are, as it were, streamed from a data center of Google. “The data center is in your console.” That data center has more power per user than, for example, a PS4 Pro or an Xbox One. At the launch of the service, it should be possible to make games in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second to play. A disadvantage is that a fast internet connection is a requirement.

During the announcement, let Google see an example of a gametrailer on YouTube where at the end, a Play Now button. A click on that button will take users directly to the game, that would in less than five seconds to go. Google Stages works in the Chrome browser and will initially work on desktops, laptops, tvs, tablets and smartphones. Players can set up their session smoothly carry from one device to another, that showed Google on the basis of a play session with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey .

Controller

Stages-games to play with a mouse and keyboard or existing controllers, but Google also comes with its own Stages-controller. That uses a wi-fi connection and is not connected to a device, but with a gaming session. For example, if you launch a game on a pc and then wants to play on a tablet, the controller directly in the session on that other device.

The Phase controller has a captureknop that allows users direct images to share on YouTube. That may be because, in addition to the stream for the play of the game also always a 4K stream is available on YouTube can be shared. Further, the controller a assistentieknop and a microphone. Developers can add functionality to their games that use it, for example, to ask for help.